I'm looking for someone in the GTA/Hamilton/Waterloo and surroundings with experience on restoring/repairing tube amplifiers.I worked a bit on transistors amps but never on tubes..

The amp is an old Electrohome 6v6 and is in working condition, but would like to have it recapped.The preamp is not in working condition and only half the tubes light up. A bad tube could be the cause?

I hope to find someone willing to accept trades for the restoration services, since this is my first tube amp and I'm not sure if the tube sound is for me.

Pop into your local Long & Mcquade and see who's doing their amp repairs.They might be able to recommend somebody.Also, I recall a guy named Chris Church(905-385-6872) out of Hamilton on KIJIJI doing guitar pedals,amps,pro audio stuff etc...mods/repairs.

I'm assuming it's a SA-40S you have.As rudimentary as they come.Maybe $50 in caps and a 3-prong power cord.

I assume that the old Electrohome amp and preamps from consoles are fixed bias.So if all that takes to restore an old tube amp is replace the caps and tubes that need replacing, besides cleaning the pots, then I can attempt that. Is there something important that I am missing?I would just need to buy a tube tester

You could always do the recapping yourself and maybe change out some resistors as they could have drifted. Then you could take it to Dan to have him look it over. He's pretty reasonable and won't gouge you

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